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Do you have any insight into why it took so long to do this in hmans? Fast-scan cyclic voltammeter was done in animals ~15 years ago by Wightman's group.
by mattkrause 7y ago
Do you have any insight into why it took so long to do this in hmans? Fast-scan cyclic voltammeter was done in animals ~15 years ago by Wightman's group.
- jonnycomputer 7y agoethics, mainly. unlike macaques (etc.) we don't just stick probes in people. however, Parkinson's and epilepsy patients are getting implants for deep brain stimulation; Montague's group is working with hospitals performing these procedures. https://psychcentral.com/news/2015/11/29/new-insights-into-dopamine-function-in-parkinsons-patients/95495.html https://psychcentral.com/news/2015/11/29/new-insights-into-d...
- mattkrause 7y agoI wasn't sure if there was some advance in voltammeter techniques, or if it just took forever to find a willing patient and convince ethics to green-light it. DBS has been FDA-approved since the late 1990s (and even longer under IRB/IND stuff), so there have been lots of opportunities to stick probes in humans' heads.
- jonnycomputer 7y agoThere actually is a technical advance here; I just don't know enough about it to discuss intelligently (sorry). I would reach out to the researchers involved if interested.